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Selected New Aspects of SOFCs

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Intermediate-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells

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This chapter focuses on selected special types of SOFCs, including symmetrical SOFCs, single-chamber SOFCs (SC-SOFCs), and direct-flame fuel cells. Symmetrical SOFCs have attracted increasing attention because of enhanced thermomechanical compatibility of the electrolyte and electrodes, reduced fabrication cost, and improved resistance to coking and sulfur poisoning. Despite their lower efficiency, SC-SOFCs have advantages over dual-chamber SOFCs that are particularly relevant for portable power generation. Because complications due to sealing are eliminated, the SC-SOFCs greatly simplify the system design and enhance the thermal and mechanical shock resistance, thereby enabling rapid start-up and shutdown. The direct-flame fuel cell can be operated on virtually any carbon-based fuel (as well as other fuels that contain hydrogen) and uses a simple no-chamber setup. In this chapter, progress in the development of electrode materials for these new SOFCs is described, the fundamental properties of materials in the electrode, such as electrical conductivity, thermomechanical properties, and redox behavior, are analyzed, and the performance and stability of SOFCs with these electrode materials are outlined. Finally, the development of chemical-electricity co-generation in the SOFC reactor is also reviewed in this chapter.

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Shao, Z., Tadé, M.O. (2016). Selected New Aspects of SOFCs. In: Intermediate-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cells. Green Chemistry and Sustainable Technology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-52936-2_7

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